Climate Group: Natural Gas Has Been ‘Largest Driver’ of U.S. Carbon Reductions

Carbon Brief, a United Kingdom-based website focused on covering climate change issues, recently took an in-depth look into why the United States has been able to reduce energy-related carbon emissions by 14 percent since 2005. Not surprisingly, the group concluded:

“Increases in [natural] gas electricity generation is the largest driver, accounting for 33% of the total emissions reduction in 2016.”